İtirazim Var (2014)

The film follows Selman Bulut, the Imam, who is the official at a mosque where a murder is committed. Finding the police not interested in the case as should be, the Imam takes the initiative to solve the mystery. His methods prove to be as extraordinary as himself! It turns out that the Imam and all the people around him are somehow related to this murder. Secrets kept for many years, lies, the money-lender’s cash, a hungry dog and love are all part of the film. (iksv.org)

There are some absurdist moments in this crime drama, but it mostly walks the line of dramatic whodunit. Occasionally, the plot gets too tied up in its own twists and turns, but when the characters are allowed to really play off each other, the film sings. A unique look into Turkish film-making and one that is more fun than it is not.